Just say no

Say goodbye to the 'Noughties' folks, and expel a resounding wheeze of apathy for the new decade I've just now entitled 'The Awkward Teen Years'. I swear, if anyone starts calling them the 'Teenies' I will find you and personally administer a rather uncomfortable verbal admonishing.

I've been in my new job for all of two months now, and have already been offered a position as 'Temporary Supervisor'. As insane as it would be to refuse, I have done just that, and I'll tell you why.

The contract means more money per hour, but I'd be working for set hours. That means I wouldn't be getting the extra hours I'm getting now. Long term it's a better deal, because of the guaranteed hours, but since it's a temporary arrangement I'd be getting the short end of the stick if I took it. The lesson: Always read your contract.

On a more personal level, I might have refused it anyway on the grounds that I really, really don't want the responsibility. Now, I'm not adverse to responsibility in any way but, frankly, it'd be like volunteering to be the captain of a sinking ship. Things have been improving lately though, to the point where work is tolerable. Hooray!

Now though, I've very little time for doing what I want to do. Remember how I once said some words about learning web design? I've done none of that lately. It's a question of managing my time better, I guess. Working has effectively ruined all the little plans I had though. Learning web-speak, practicing drawing and, most importantly, PhD hunting, have all gone by the wayside.

Time to get into gear.
Good thing the new year is here. I've plenty of resolutions in mind. Happy 2010 everybody!

Thanks, I am not surprised by this, as your sentiment resonate in a predictable manner with the rest of the civilization. Lost the number of times I wanted to learn a new language like C++ and didn't have the patience to do it. Anyway all the best, perhaps the Ph.D is the best option, and there are so many ways to do one inclding distance learning.